Liver functions and medication adherence in tuberculosis patients after 6 months of antituberculosis treatment in Indonesia by Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, Triantoro Safaria, Didik Setiawan, Haafizah Dania, Salma Auliya Fatimah, Imaniar Noor Faridah

“…Objective The objective of this study was to assess liver functions in tuberculosis patients after 6 months of treatment and determine the difference in the level of liver enzymes based on medication adherence and patient characteristics. …”
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Evaluation of Functional Outcome of Silicone Intubation on Patency of Lacrimal System in Canalicular Obstruction and Revision Surgeries by Rashmi Joshi, Sarita Maharia, Anju Kochar

“…Twelve patients of canalicular block and 20 patients of various failed DCR techniques were recruited for the study. Two patients had failed DCR twice, and 18 patients had failed DCR once. …”
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Assessment of lung function in partially edentulous patients using spirometry: A cross-sectional study by Likhitha Ayyagari, M. C. Suresh Sajjan, P Arun Bhupathi, Rama Laxmi Koruprolu, Rama Krishna Alla

“…Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of partially edentulous ()PED condition on lung function through spirometry tests and comparison of airflow rates between dentulous and PED subjects. …”
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Early application value of flexible laryngoscope swallowing function assessment in patients after partial laryngectomy by Lina Jia, Chenxu Yan, Run Liu, Pengfei He, Ailing Liu, Fei Yang, Hui Huangfu, Sen Zhang

“…The Kappa consistency test results showed high consistency between FEES and VFSS swallowing function evaluations (Kappa value = 0.669); evaluations of thin liquid, thick liquid, and solid bolus had high consistency (Kappa value = 0.631, 0.675, and 0.678, respectively), while evaluations of semi-liquid bolus had poor consistency (Kappa value = 0.598); evaluations of four bolus sizes all had high consistency (Kappa value = 0.658, 0.647, 0.705, 0.670). …”
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Structural and functional status of myocardium and signal-averaged electrocardiogram data in essential arterial hypertension patients by V. I. Ruzov, R. Kh. Gimaev, V. A. Razin, O. V. Lukyanenko, A. N. Sapozhnikov, S. A. Sharangin

“…To study parameters of signal-averaged electrocardiography (SA-ECG) in patients with essential arterial hypertension (EAH), according to structural and functional cardiac disturbances. Material and methods. …”
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Pure and doped crystalline polyethylene under Earth’s conditions: A density functional theory study by Andrew H. Zhang, Xuan Luo

“…While H2 had a slight impact on the lattice constants and the band structure, N2 and O2 perturbed them more significantly. …”
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Impact of ultrasonography-detected pes anserine bursitis on pain and function in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis by Mohamed Mortada, Yomna A Amer, Rabab S Zaghlol

“…Hence, this study aimed to compare the pain and function among all primary knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients with or without ultrasonic-detected PAB and the associated clinical and radiological findings. …”
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Comparative characteristics of the separate morphological and functional state indicators of the organism of modern students (Part 1) by A.N. Gerasevich, L.A. Shytov, E.M. Shytova, V.S. Bokovets, Y.I. Schenovsky, T.A. Gmir, E.G. Parkhots

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Recovery of Renal Function after One-Year of Dialysis Treatment: Case Report and Registry Data by Ingela Fehrman-Ekholm, Ann-Charlotte Bergenhag, Olof Heimburger, Staffan Schön

“…Results. 39 patients (0.2%) from the Swedish registry comprising 17590 patients who commenced RRT (renal replacement therapy) between 1991 and 2008 had recovered from renal function after more than 365 days of regular dialysis treatment. …”
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Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on ventricular function in systemic right ventricular failure by Lorna Swan, Gruschen R Veldtman, Hubert W Vliegen, Philippine Kiès, Filip Zemrak, Amanda Hunter, Anastasia D Egorova, Monique RM Jongbloed, J Wouter Jukema, Simon T MacDonald, Niki L Walker, Ali N Zaidi, Madelien V Regeer, Bart JA Mertens, Ralph ML Neijenhuis, Ari M Cedars

“…This study investigated the changes in ventricular function in sRV failure patients in the first year after starting SGLT2i.Methods Adult sRV patients from the international, real-world ACHIEVE-SGLT2i registry were included if they had a clinical diagnosis of sRV failure, a transthoracic echocardiogram before starting SGLT2i, and at least one in the first year after starting available for analysis. …”
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Mechanisms of Ischemic Heart Disease Development in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Based on Renal Function by Georgii B. Mankovskyi, Yevhen Yu. Marushko, Yana Yu. Dzhun, Oleksandr S. Stychynskyi

“…Patients with eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 had a lower frequency of single-vessel disease and a higher proportion of threevessel disease compared to those with eGFR ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2. …”
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The Effect of Number of Teeth and Chewing Ability on Cognitive Function of Elderly in UAE: A Pilot Study by Zahra Seraj, Dana Al-Najjar, Mohammed Akl, Noorelrahman Aladle, Yousif Altijani, Ahmed Zaki, Sausan Al Kawas

“…These results demonstrate a significant link between the number of teeth, chewing ability, and cognitive function. However, this pilot study had its limitations and was the first of its kind in the UAE and Gulf region; therefore, future research addressing the limitations is needed to further explore this association.…”
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Alterations in cerebral perfusion and corresponding brain functional networks in systemic lupus erythematosus with cognitive impairment by Huiyang Liu, Hu Liu, Bailing Tian, Pingting Yang, Guoguang Fan

“…The CI status of patients was measured using the MoCA, and we classify those with a score of 28 or above as the SLE cognitive normal group (SLE-NC). 3D T1-weighted, ASL and resting-state functional (rs-fMRI) sequences were obtained. Seed-based functional connectivity (FC) was calculated using the cerebral blood flow (CBF) results. …”
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Beta-blockers, left and right ventricular function, and in-vivo calcium influx in muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy. by Alison Blain, Elizabeth Greally, Steve Laval, Andrew Blamire, Volker Straub, Guy A MacGowan

“…Left and right ventricular function was normal in the Sgcd-/- mice. Metroprolol had no significant effects on left and right ventricular function in these mice, though heart/body weight ratios increased after treatment. …”
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Application of random survival forest for competing risks in prediction of cumulative incidence function for progression to AIDS by Omid Hamid, Mahtab Tapak, Jalal Poorolajal, Payam Amini, Leili Tapak

“…The patients with tuberculosis had much higher predicted cumulative incidence probability. …”
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The Beta-Cell Function and Glucose Profile of Newly Diagnosed Acromegalic Patients with Normal Glucose Tolerance by Quanya Sun, Xiaoqing Li, Peili Chen, Lili Chen, Xiaolong Zhao

“…Moreover, acromegalic subjects had significantly higher MBG than controls. Conclusions. …”
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Water Conservation Service Assessment and Its Spatiotemporal Features in National Key Ecological Function Zones by Jun Zhai, Yuping Liu, Peng Hou, Tong Xiao, Guangzhen Cao

“…In order to improve ecosystem service and protect nation ecology security, the government had designated lots of important ecosystem service protection areas, named national key ecological function zones (NKEFZ) in China. …”
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The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on the Executive Functions of Students with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo by Karim Abdolmohamadi, Asgar Alimohamadi

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in enhancing the executive functions of students with sluggish cognitive tempo. …”
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Clinical and Functional Results of the Use of Suspension of Autologous Mononuclear Leucocytes in the Surgical Treatment of Bullous Keratopathy by M. S. Denisko, O. I. Krivosheina, E. V. Ivanova

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Rat retinal function attenuation with IOP elevation is impacted by both blood pressure and intracranial pressure by Sera N. Ganearachchi, Anna K. van Koeverden, Christine T. O. Nguyen, Zheng He, Vickie H. Y. Wong, Bang V. Bui, Da Zhao

“…At each IOP level, ganglion retinal function was assessed using the electroretinogram.ResultsCompared with normal blood pressure groups, animals with high blood pressure had significantly smaller baseline ganglion cell-mediated scotopic threshold responses (STR). …”
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